X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:33:49 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: Cygwin-L Subject: Re: Setting up chroot jail with cygwin Message-ID: <20060405103349.GA23123@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: Cygwin-L References: <4433411D.2020207@gohilton.com> <443355CC.6000804@etr-usa.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <443355CC.6000804@etr-usa.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Apr 4 23:29, Warren Young wrote: > Bryan D. Thomas wrote: > >"Kevin Hilton" wrote: > >>Can anyone point me to a link telling me how to set up a chrooted jail > >>with cygwin? > > > >I used this: > > > >$ /bin/chroot.exe --help > > Can that be relied upon? chroot is a system call on Unix and Linux, > which is how it can ensure that the process doesn't step outside the > box. Is there a comparable feature in the Windows kernel that provides > the same feature? Lacking that, all a determined hacker would have to > do when attacking a buffer overrun bug is make their injected code first > attack the cygwin1.dll before doing whatever nefarious task they want to do. There's no chroot concept in Windows. Cygwin's chroot is just sort of a fake to get applications using chroot running. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/